The Adventure Story of the Devil, the Maid, and the Hero

Not to save the world, but to save the Demon Lord.

That girl who was a hero said those words.

Such words——

"Isn't it good?"

April showed an innocent smile and commented on these words.

"Ugh?"

The first voice of doubt was the girl who was his childhood sweetheart.

Fuono, who had been silent for a long time and shrank silently, opened her eyes wide at this moment, and looked up at her childhood sweetheart with a surprised expression.

"Fu Nuo, don't you think so?"

April maintained her smile and turned her head to look at her. Although she was asking, her tone was somewhat convinced of the clarity of her response.

"No, that... Originally, I actually..." whispered a few times timidly, the girl's somewhat childish face became inexplicably resolute, cleared her throat and spoke again:

"...I originally planned to stick to the option of saving Tifa even if I stood against you, Ellie."

Seeing some inconspicuous traces of water in the corners of those clear pupils, April stretched out her hand and slowly placed it on top of her head.

"sorry that I had you worried."

Fuono lowered her eyes to look at the tip of her shoe nervously, and the familiar voice sounded again before she finished digesting it.

"Are you ready? I will always stand by Fu Nuo's side."

"..."

The girl who couldn't speak could only nod desperately to express her affirmation, and incidentally used all the remaining willpower to force herself to suppress the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes.

The childhood sweetheart who was obsessed with "correctness" reinterpreted in her own way the agreement in the long memory that she was not sure whether the other party still remembered until the moment before.

"Hey, even you agree with this nonsense."

Catherine, who was almost determined to be alone, frowned and looked at April, her tone full of disapproval and incomprehension of what she said.

"I'm not the kind of genius who can plan the next ten steps with one step, but just an ignorant ordinary person—to put it bluntly, I'm a fool."

April said so, with a calm tone, as if she was just stating a simple fact, not explaining or making excuses.

"Because of this, I can't judge what is the best and most appropriate choice, but because of this, I hate regret even more, so I can only do the right thing."

——Then why don’t you continue like this?The whimsical idea of ​​​​saving the demon king who should be subdued, as long as you think about it with a little rationality, you will know that it is a far cry from the right choice, right?

Catherine's gaze seemed to convey such a message, but April shook her head very slightly, more subconsciously than denying anything, and continued:

"But sometimes even the right approach may lead to a sad ending. So, let me be self-willed at this time, so as not to regret it."

"You, you..." Catherine paused, and broke out anxiously after a long while, "You guys are fooling around!"

"If my actions have brought you Miss Catherine, then I would like to express my deep regret." April stood up and bowed lightly, and then added a sentence immediately after the words, "But, I'm sorry I can't Change my choice, because I really can't do such an easy thing as breaking the agreement and making the lady cry."

Catherine ignored her and gulped down the cold coffee in front of her angrily, but she immediately coughed violently as if she had choked on it.

"Cough, cough, cough... cough, so sweet!"

Hearing this, Fuono immediately got up in a panic, apologized and offered her another drink at the same time.

"Ah, sorry, that cup should be for Luna."

Catherine gave her a sullen look, and the latter shrank behind April in fright.Meeting April's unflinching gaze, Catherine stared at her silently for two seconds, then lowered her head and covered her face with one hand to reflect silently.

"...to actually get into trouble with a little girl, I really am getting more and more regressed the more I live."

Gilia suddenly felt a little envious.

She suddenly found that there seemed to be a kind of light in April, as if the other party could easily do what she could not do; the other party could grasp what she could only look at.

——It's just so unfair.

Although in this world, there is no fairness at all.

However, she is a brave man, isn't it a bit confusing who is the protagonist?

"The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear."

Iluna didn't know when she had changed the coffee that Fuono had mistakenly given to Catherine earlier and drank it. At this moment, she licked her lips and whispered to someone who was struggling.

"Huh?" Giulia looked at her, shaking for a moment, still puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Iluna tilted her head, "All...?"

"Although I don't understand it very well, thank you."

Giulia thought that the other party was probably trying to comfort herself.

Unexpectedly, Iluna looked at her with eyes full of expectation and said:

"If you want to thank you, show some sincerity!"

"This," Yulia was a little troubled, and she was really unprepared right now. "For delicious snacks, I may have to wait until next time."

"Hmm," Iluna seemed to show a little disappointment, but then disappeared, and she stretched out her fingers with a smile, "Then we've made an appointment."

Giulia hooked her finger, nodded and smiled.

"Then," Iluna stretched her waist and straightened up, "Hurry up and find a way to get Tifa back."

This sentence was not just spoken to Giulia alone.

"But...how to do it?"

Fuono looked at her in bewilderment.

"Yeah, it's not difficult to find Tifa. As for what's next... Xiao Ai next to you probably already has an idea?"

"I just analyzed that the spell might come in handy."

April gracefully put down the cup in her hand, and replied in the affirmative, the uneasiness in that gesture disappeared inexplicably.

"Then... let's do it."

Iluna made a declaration of decision without hesitation.

No one objected.

"I said... you all ignored me, right?"

Catherine still spoke in vain in this foregone situation.

"Xiao Kai wants to confront us?"

Iluna looked at her calmly.

"That's right, even if you are a princess, if you make a mistake, you have the obligation to correct it." Catherine was not to be outdone, and looked at the other party's unchanged smile in a bit of embarrassment, her voice gradually became weaker, but she remained firm, "...if, If you fail... at that time, I will fulfill the obligations of the brave, after all, I can be regarded as acting for the brave."

This is her last concession.

No one questioned.

The night is deep.

Everyone tacitly began to prepare for the critical moment that may be in the near future.

A group of girls with different identities gathered together in an ordinary hotel suite, in order to save the devil who would be crusaded according to common sense.

Deviate from the scriptures, pervert, and shock the world.

If he was known by any ordinary person who can be found everywhere on this continent, he would probably think so.

Even young and frivolous.

Giulia thought.

Maybe there will never be such a period of time and such a group of people by my side... Maybe, I will never be able to make such a choice again.

Tifa, Luna, Fuono, April, Catherine...

It was great to be able to meet them during such a period of time.

The author has something to say:

Xiao Hagi: All my companions are so capable, suddenly I feel so useless.

Luna (laughs): You are not a brave man.

Xiao Hagi: ...Suddenly I feel even more useless.

Fu Nuo (consoling): And I will accompany you.

Xiao Hagi (complex look): Even if you comfort me, I don’t feel happy.

Fu Nuo (sluggish ing): Huh?

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*^_^*Happy New Year meow~

... By the way, when little Luna said she wanted to thank her, Hagito was actually wrong.

I wonder if anyone can guess what little Luna really wants to express (//▽//).

I was urged to go to sleep, meow~ good night